BIG NEWS!
This week, 3 PCCC-endorsed bold progressives won their primaries in Virginia, with the support of PCCC members like you. And a fourth leads but faces a recount.
Danica Roem is the first-ever transgender nominee for the Virginia General Assembly. Elizabeth Guzman won her nomination while she seeks to be the first Latina in the Virginia House of Delegates. Justin Fairfax is running to be the second black statewide elected official in Virginia history.
And bold progressive Jennifer Carroll Foy, running for Delegate, leads her race by TWELVE VOTES as she heads into a recount.
All of them are part of our fight to resist Donald Trump at the state level -- to win back statehouses and over 1,000 state legislative seats we have lost since 2008. PCCC members made this possible, chipping in $22,000 from over 5,000 donations to help them win their primaries. Let's finish what we started.
Can you chip in $1 each to our primary winners, our slate of bold progressive Virginians, and our work to win back the states?
They need to hit the ground running NOW to be competitive in the general election this November, and pay for lawyers to ensure a fair recount.
Winning leads to winning. If we keep winning key races, more progressive candidates will decide to run in 2018. More people will volunteer. Donations will flow to Democrats.
The center of gravity within the Democratic Party is shifting toward visionary progressives who believe in challenging power -- from systemic racism to corporate control of our democracy and economy. These candidates proved that the best way to win is by running as a populist and a progressive -- a lesson that Democrats across the nation should take heed of in 2018.
All of these candidates left everything on the field to win their primaries, and Jennifer Carroll Foy needs resources NOW to pay for lawyers who will ensure she wins a fair recount.
Can you chip in $1 each to our primary winners, our slate of bold progressive Virginians, and our work to win back the states?
Meet our historic slate of Virginia bold progressives.
Danica Roem (VA-HD13): Danica, a longtime journalist, is running to become the first transgender elected official in Virginia history -- and she's running against one of the worst lawmakers in America. Her opponent sponsored an anti-transgender "bathroom bill" to target women like Danica, has claimed disabled children are a "special punishment" from God on women who have had abortions, compared the Affordable Care Act to "forcible economic rape," derailed the appointment of an openly gay judge and sponsored the ban on gay marriage in Virginia, and railed against abortion in cases of rape, calling victims "sin-bearers of the crime." Donate $1 or more to Danica Roem’s campaign.
Chris Hurst (VA-HD12): In August 2015, social media exploded with the horror of a Virginia reporter and her cameraman who were shot and killed on live TV while doing an interview. Chris Hurst was an anchorman at that TV station, and the reporter killed was his fiancee. Now, he’s running to defeat an NRA-endorsed Republican in a competitive district. Donate $1 or more to Chris Hurst’s campaign.
Elizabeth Guzman (VA-HD31): Elizabeth is a social worker and a proud Peruvian immigrant running to be the first Latina ever elected to the Virginia General Assembly in its 398-year history. A longtime member of AFSCME Local 3001, Elizabeth Guzman will fight for the priorities of the Elizabeth Warren wing of American politics. Her Republican incumbent opponent is the chief architect of a slew of Arizona-style anti-immigrant bills. Donald Trump lost this district by 8 points. Donate $1 or more to Elizabeth Guzman’s campaign.
Jennifer Carroll Foy (VA-HD02): Jennifer is a public defender and a trailblazer. She was the first African-American woman to graduate from the Virginia Military Institute, the last military college to accept women. A foster mother, she has dedicated her life in service to others and her community. This is a winnable open seat most recently held by a Republican -- in a district Donald Trump lost by 17 points. Donate $1 or more to Jennifer Carroll Foy's campaign.
Schuyler VanValkenburg (VA-HD72): Schuyler has spent the last decade teaching government and politics in public schools, and now he’s putting those lessons into action. Our public school system is under attack from billionaire Betsy DeVos and her Republican cronies, and Schuyler will defend his students’ education. The incumbent Republican, Bob Massie, saw Schuyler’s momentum and decided last-minute not to run again. Schuyler can win this open seat that Donald Trump lost by 4 points. Donate $1 or more to Schuyler’s campaign.
Justin Fairfax (VA-Lt. Gov.): Justin will be only the second African-American elected statewide in three centuries of Virginia elections. The Richmond Times-Dispatch wrote that his “outsider” campaign “broke in” to the Virginia Democratic establishment. Rising from inner-city Washington, DC, Justin is fighting to preserve the economic opportunity that he was able to have. He'll fight for debt-free college in a state with some of the highest tuition in America, criminal justice reform, and a livable wage. He calls himself a proud feminist who serves as vice-chair of Planned Parenthood Metropolitan Washington Action Fund. Chip in $1 or more to Justin’s campaign.
Can you chip in $1 each to our primary winners, our slate of bold progressive Virginians, and our work to win back the states?
-- Stephanie Taylor and Adam Green, PCCC co-founders